10 Surprising Things You Can Experience in Oklahoma
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10 Surprising Things You Can Experience in Oklahoma

The vast plain shines almost painfully bright in the Oklahoma summer sun. Instead of waving wheat or rows of corn, the land is the shocking white of salt. In this salt plain are selenite crystals filled with what looks like an hourglass of sand that can be found nowhere else in the world.

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Searching for Sasquatch

We were deep and high in the towering mountains outside of Harrison Hot Springs, British Columbia, creeping along a dirt path in the inky curtains of the western rainforest that’s as dark and deep as any jungle in Africa.

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Meet Amy Viktoria, Founder of Hike365

Amy Viktoria was lonely.

A Canmore, Alberta resident, Amy was new to the area, and she didn’t have anyone to hike with except for her dog, Metsa. Her husband worked as an environmental scientist away from home, and while Amy took advantage of the stunning landscapes in Alberta, she wanted to share the beauty and adventure with someone else too.

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Watch out for Fairy Shrimp on Your Next Hike Up Enchanted Rock

Don’t splash in the puddles that form atop Enchanted Rock: Tiny fairies are dancing there.

Shallow pools that form after rains on the massive granite dome north of Fredericksburg are among the few places where fairy shrimp are found in Texas. Growing about a centimeter long, the translucent freshwater crustaceans exist on the constant edge of survival, laying eggs that endure the dry season only to hatch when the pools refill with rainwater.

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